How a Tiny Accident Made My Day a Little Sweeter

Published 2019-07-01

Every morning I have my routine, like most of you. In this routine I do things in a certain order. Some people may call it a rut I like to think of it as a time to be on autopilot freeing my mind for other activities. Today, was a bit different. Something had changed. I don’t know what caused the shift in the Universe that led to the change but I do know the result: My day was now a little sweeter.

What happened? Normally, I pour creamer into my spoon and then add the creamer to my coffee. Then I pour splenda into the spoon to add to my coffee. I use different amounts of cream and splena. Today, I somehow switched the order and started with splenda. However, I kept the amounts the same. Effectively doubling the sweetness and halving the creaminess. I was in for a pleasant surprise when I took my first sip. Such a happy little accident.

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Ennis Lynch

Ennis Lynch is a Professional Coach Based in South Florida. His primary area of coaching focuses on coaching Software Engineering Leadership. On occasion he does Agile Transformation work as well but prefers coaching at the Team and Individual level vs. the organizational level.

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